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Study: Fake retailer apps bedevil mobile shoppers
Two out of three retailers still don’t have an official Apple iOS or Google Android mobile application, leaving open an opportunity for fake retail apps to emerge.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 3, 2016 -
Postmates raises $141M to fuel overseas expansion, booze delivery plans
The new round leaves the on-demand delivery startup at a valuation of about $600 million, the same as it was after a previous financing round.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 1, 2016 -
Explore the Trendline➔
gradyreese via Getty ImagesTrendlineWhat's shaping the e-commerce landscape?
From pivots in digital strategies to challenges retailers must overcome with reverse logistics, here are some of the forces shaping online retail.
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IBM acquires Fluid's personal shopper unit to beef up Watson
Fluid's bot-based conversational product recommendation platform uses Watson-enabled natural language interaction to assist shoppers across digital channels.
By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 1, 2016 -
Primark finds payment card skimmers at US stores
Devices for stealing payment card data were illegally placed on "a limited number of card payment machines" in two of the retailer's Pennsylvania locations.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Restoration Hardware opens interactive retail experience, gallery in Las Vegas
The four-level store features artistic installations of home furnishings and a professional workspace that allows customers, designers and architects to conceptualize and customize a home.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Nintendo apologizes for Pokemon Go Plus retail shortage
"Demand far exceeded our expectations and production has not caught up, leading to product shortages," a Nintendo official said.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 30, 2016 -
Amazon delivers cheaper, limited version of Prime to China
The new service doesn't include digital content streaming and offers free shipping only on foreign products that meet a certain price threshold.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 30, 2016 -
Wal-Mart tests dispensing machine for in-store pickup
The machine contains many items of different sizes that have been ordered online by customers, and upon arriving at the store, customers input a numeric code to retrieve their package.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The home advantage: Can Google catch up to Amazon in digital assistants?
Digital home assistants are shaping up to be next year’s breakthrough technology product — and whoever wins the category will be well-positioned to mediate relationships between consumers and brands.
By Chantal Tode • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Fanatics scores major expansion of NHL apparel deal
The athletic apparel retailer is becoming the official manufacturer of a broad range of National Hockey League apparel and headwear, and also wil operate on-site retail stores at marquee NHL events.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Samsung Pay gains in-app payments, instant coupons
Samsung Pay users can now complete transactions through MasterCard's Masterpass digital wallet.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 26, 2016 -
IBM Watson to power Staples' 'Easy Button'
Thanks to virtual assistant technology, Staples’ silly toy is now a real boy.
By Daphne Howland • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How the Techstars + Target accelerator transformed retail startup Blueprint Registry
This summer, the Techstars startup accelerator turned its focus to retail innovation. The 10 firms accepted into the program learned a range of lessons — and host Target learned a few new tricks, too.
By Daphne Howland • Oct. 26, 2016 -
MasterCard getting into AI game with chatbots for merchants, banks
Consumers will be able to shop and process transactions on messaging platforms, and check out with the Masterpass digital wallet, all through a merchant's bot.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Amazon adds Dash Buttons for 60 more brands
There are now more than 200 different Dash Buttons available, and Amazon claims sales through the one-touch automated ordering program have increased by five times over the last year.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 25, 2016 -
PayPal adds new payment features through Facebook Messenger
The payments company will make it easier for consumers to link their PayPal accounts to the social networking giant's services.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 24, 2016 -
Google teams with Visa, MasterCard to expand Android Pay checkout
Starting next year, Android Pay will be available at online merchants that already accept Visa Checkout and Masterpass digital wallet platforms.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 24, 2016 -
Under Armour unveils Curry 3 shoe, touts new fabric tech
The shoe promises advances in directional strength as well as innovations in fit, impact absorption and traction.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 23, 2016 -
Cyberattacks knock out Etsy, Shopify, others as e-commerce security fears mount
Hacker group New World Hackers unloaded 1.2 trillion bits of data traffic on web domain company Dyn's servers, making its customers' sites crash.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 23, 2016 -
Stripe strikes back at rising e-commerce fraud with AI monitoring
With EMV chip card and terminal protections starting to reduce in-store payment fraud, the retail sector's attention is turning toward the growing issue of e-commerce fraud.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 20, 2016 -
CVS rolls out mobile payments to Pharmacy app nationwide
The company is going all-in on its app after piloting the feature for just two months earlier this year in the New York City metro area.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Why retailers' cybersecurity vulnerabilities could hurt holiday sales
Merchants keep falling prey to cybercrime, but retail executives keep diverting attention and funding elsewhere. The problem is it could cost them customers — in some cases, forever.
By Jason Ankeny • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Apple plans to transform brick-and-mortar stores into 'town squares'
Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts has a vision to connect shoppers in a community experience.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 18, 2016 -
EBay debuts chatbot for Facebook Messenger
The e-commerce platform wants its new shopping assistant to learn how to find the right products from live customer search queries.
By Dan O'Shea • Oct. 18, 2016 -
Sponsored by iQmetrix
5 ways to bring your store into the future
With online shopping becoming increasingly appealing to consumers, ensuring that your brick-and-mortar store is relevant and flexible is more important than ever.
Oct. 18, 2016